Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find French Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of French Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to French Town listed first.
- Pentwater
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mears
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Wiley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley has also been known as:
- Wileys
- Riverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Fern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Ludington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Cobmoosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Scottville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scottville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Scottville has also been known as:
- Mason Center
- Sweetland
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
- Amber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ferry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custer is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Former names for Custer:
- Black Creek
- Ferryville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <2>
- Sugar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
- Rothbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Volney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Tallman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallman is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
- Tallman has also been known as:
- Weaver
- Batcheller ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batcheller is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
- Batcheller has also been known as:
- Turtle Lake
- Fountain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hesperia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montague
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Free Soil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about French Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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